2nd Edition

A Mind Of One's Own Feminist Essays On Reason And Objectivity

464 Pages

by Routledge

464 Pages

by Routledge

302 Pages

by Routledge

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A book of tremendous influence when it first appeared, A Mind of One's Own reminded readers that the tradition of Western philosophy-- in particular, the ideals of reason and objectivity-- has come down to us from white males, nearly all of whom are demonstrably sexist, even misogynist. In this second edition, the original authors continue to ask, What are the implications of this fact for... Read more

Feminism and Aristotle's rational ideal, Marcia L. Homiak; cartesian reason and gendered reason, Margaret Atherton; Hume - the reflective women's epistemologist?, Annette C. Baier; could it be worth thinking about Kant on sex and marriage?, Barbara Herman; maleness, metaphor and the "crisis" of reason, Genevieve Lloyd; one being objective and being objectified, Sally Haslanger; reason and essence in the legal thought of Catharine MacKinnon, Elizabeth Rapaport; though this be method, yet there is madness in it - paranoia and liberal epistemology, Naomi Scheman; resurrecting embodiment - toward a feminist materialism, Robin May Schott; Quine as feminist - the radical import of naturalized epistemology, Louise M. Anthony; feminist contractarianism, Jean Hampton; essential tensions, phase two - feminist, philosophical and social studies of science, Helen E. Longino; feminist metaphysics, Charlotte Witt.